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The Wellington Avenue Neighborhood Greenway is a relatively anodyne project that will have little impact on drivers. But at last week's community meeting, some motorists raised a fuss.

• More coverage of the Save Transit Rally (ATA, Block Club, CBS, NBC, Fight Back! News)

Public transit riders, workers, and advocates showed up in force for Saturday's Save Transit Rally at Daley Plaza, calling on state lawmakers to pass a bill to address Chicagoland's looming $771 million transit fiscal cliff. They demanded a special legislative session in Springfield this summer to prevent a projected 40 percent cut in service and some 3,000 layoffs, similar to what's currently happening in Philadelphia.

• State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) launched a survey to get your POV on the $771M transit fiscal cliff

By Ben Wolfenstein

• "Developers reveal new 'scaled down' plan for Lincoln Yards site" (Crain's)

• Transportation committee delays vote on CTA anti-smoking resolution, approves resolution for safe youth travel pilot in Austin (Daily Line)

• ATA: "Transit advocates unite to call for special legislative session in Springfield" at recent Union Station rally

• Pritzker: "I believe that we’ll be able to get a transit bill done either in veto session... or, if necessary, we would call a special session (Center Square)